House Elves...

[meboriqua at aol.com]

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> 
> Who said the wizards cast the binding spell? That's another thing we
> don't know. It may be something in the makeup of the elf that does 
the
> binding. I'm not saying the wizards *didn't,* I'm just saying that 
we
> all seem to be making some great big assumptions about the 
relationship,
> on very scanty detail.
> 
> --Amanda
> 
> 

Okay, so you've nicely taken apart my argument, but I still feel that 
House Elves have it bad.  Do you also think that JKR intended to 
create the House Elves as wanting to serve as part of their nature?  
If so, what message might she be trying to get across?  

I'm really grappling with the House Elf theme, because I just don't 
know for sure where JKR is taking it.  I'd still like to see them all 
freed and paid for their work, especially when I remember how badly 
Dobby was treated by the Malfoys (he had to bash his head against the 
wall whenever he said anything slightly negative about them) or how 
Winky was humiliated like that by Crouch Sr.  My heart just goes out 
to them!  :-)

--jenny from ravenclaw*********************